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1Al-Fatihahٱلْفَاتِحَة
al-Fātiḥah
al-ḤamdThe Opening, the Opening of the Divine Writ, The Essence of the Divine Writ, The Surah of Praise, The Foundation of the Qur'an, and

The Seven Oft-Repeated [Verses][8]

7 (1)Makkah548Whole Surah [8]

• The fundamental principles of the Qur'an in a condensed form.[8]

It reads: “(1) In the name of God (Allah), the Compassionate and Merciful. (2) Praise be to God, Lord of the worlds, (3) the Compassionate and Merciful, (4) Master of the Day of Judgement. (5) Thee we worship and from Thee we seek help.

2Al-Baqarahٱلْبَقَرَة
al-Baq̈arahThe Calf, The Cow, The Heifer286 (40)Madinah8791Alif Lam Mimv. 67-73 [8]

• The necessity of God-consciousness.[8]
• The error(s) committed by followers of earlier revelations.[8]
• Legal ordinances (ethics, social relations, warfare etc.).[8]
• AL-BAQARAH (the Cow) has been so named from the story of the Cow occurring in this Surah (vv. 67-73).[5]
• Ibrahim.[8]
• Kaaba.[8]
• Ayatul Kursi. (v. 255)[9]

3Aali 'Imranآلِ عِمْرَان
ʾĀli ʿImrānThe Family of Imraan, The House of ʿImrān200 (20)Madinah8997Alif Lam Mimv. 33, 35 [8]

• The human nature of Isa.[8]
• The oneness of Allah.[8]
• Man's faith and temptations.[8]
• The Battle of Uhud (3 AH).[8]
• Imran in Islam is regarded as the father of Mary. This chapter is named after the family of Imran, which includes Imran, Saint Anne (wife of Imran), Mary, and Jesus [1]

4An-Nisaٱلنِّسَاء
an-NisāʾThe Women176 (24)Madinah92100Whole Surah [8]

• Unity of the human race and the mutual obligations of men and women towards one another. (v. 1) [8]
• Rights of women.[8]
• Questions related to family life (including marriage and inheritance).[8]
• Peace and war.[8]
• Relations of believers with unbelievers.[8]
• Striving in the Cause of Allah (Jihad). (v. 95–97) [10]

5Al-Ma'idahٱلْمَائِدَة
al-MāʾidahThe Food, The Repast, The Table120 (16)Madinah112114v. 112-114 [8]

• A series of ordinances (incl. Religious rites and social obligations).[8]
• Corruption of the original message of the Injeel by Jews and Christians. (v. 68–77, 116–118) [8]

6Al-An'amٱلْأَنْعَام
al-ʾAnʿāmThe Cattle165 (20)Makkah5589v. 136ff.[8]

• Human nature of Muhammad. (v. 50) [8]
• Oneness and uniqueness of Allah. (e.g. v. 100, 103) [8]
• Pre-Islamic superstitions concerning animals. (v. 136ff) [8]

7Al-A'rafٱلْأَعْرَاف
al-ʾAʿrāfThe Heights, The Faculty of Discernment206 (24)Makkah3987Alif Lam Mim Sadv. 46, 48 [8]

• The mission of the prophets.[8]
• Adam, Hawwa and Iblis. (v. 16–25) [8]
• Stories of Nuh, Hud, Salih, Lut, Shuáyb and Musa. (v. 59–171) [8]
• Allah's Covenant with humanity. (v. 172) [11]
• What happens to those who discard Allah's message. (v. 175) [8]

8Al-Anfalٱلْأَنْفَال
al-ʾAnfālThe Spoils of War75 (10)Madinah8895v. 1 [8]

• The Battle of Badr (2 A.H.).[8]
• Doctrine of sacrifice through action.[8]

9At-Tawbahٱلتَّوْبَة
at-TawbahThe Repentance129 (16)Madinah113113

• Problems of war between believers and their enemies.[8]
• The expedition to Tabuk (9 A.H.).[8]
• Prohibition of intercalation in the Islamic lunar calendar(v. 37) [10]
• Those who cannot attain to faith. (v. 124–127) [8]

10Yunusيُونُس
YūnusJonah109 (11)Makkah5184Alif Lam Rav. 98 [8]

• The revelation of the Qur'an to Muhammad (not Muhammad's own work). (v. 15–17, 37–38, 94) [8]
• References to earlier prophets.[8]
• Fundamental tenets of Islam.[8]

11Hudهُود
HūdHud123 (10)Makkah5275Alif Lam Rav. 50-60

• The revelation of God's will through his prophets.[8]
• More stories of earlier prophets.[8]
• Just dealings between men.[8]

12Yusufيُوسُف
YūsufJoseph111 (12)Makkah5377Alif Lam RaWhole Surah

• The story of the prophet Joseph (as an illustration of God's unfathomable direction of men's affairs).[8]

13Ar-Ra'dٱلرَّعْد
ar-RaʿdThe Thunder43 (6)Madinah9690Alif Lam Mim Rav. 13 [8]

• God's revelation, through his prophets, of certain fundamental moral truths, and the consequences of accepting or rejecting them.[8]

14Ibrahimإِبْرَاهِيم
ʾIbrāhīmAbraham52 (7)Makkah7276Alif Lam Rav. 35-41 [8]

• The revelation of God's word to all mankind, destined to lead man from darkness to light.[8

15Al-Hijrٱلْحِجْر
al-ḤijrThe Rocky Tract, The Stoneland, The Rock City, Al-Hijr99 (6)Makkah5457Alif Lam Rav. 80 [8]

• God's guidance to man through revelation of the Qur'an, which will remain uncorrupted for all times. (v. 9) [8]

16An-Nahlٱلنَّحْل
an-NaḥlThe Bee128 (16)Makkah7073v. 68-69 [8]

• God's creativeness:[8]Manifested in the instincts of the bee.[8]
  Culmination: Guidance through his revealed word.[8]
  

17Al-Israٱلْإِسْرَاء
al-ʾIsrāʾThe Night Journey111 (12)Makkah5067v. 1 [8]

• Muhammad's Night journey from Mecca to Jerusalem.[8]
• The children of Israel. (v. 2–8, 101–104) [8]

18Al-Kahfٱلْكَهْف
al-KahfThe Cave110 (12)Makkah6969v. 13-20 [8]

• A series of parables or allegories on the theme of faith in God versus excessive attachment to the life of this world. Including:[8]The men of the cave. (v. 13–20) [8]
  The rich man and the poor man. (v. 32–44) [8]
  Moses and the unnamed sage. (v. 60–82) [8]
  The allegory of ‘Dhu’l-Qarnayn, the Two-Horned One’. (v. 83–98) [8]
  

19Maryamمَرْيَم
MaryamMary98 (6)Makkah4458Kaf Ha Ya 'Ayn Sadv. 16-37 [8]

• The story of Zachariah and his son John, the precursor of Jesus. (v. 2–15) [8]
• The story of Mary and Jesus. (v. 16–37) [8]

20Ta-Haطه
Ṭāʾ HāʾṬāʾ Hāʾ135 (8)Makkah4555Ta Ha [notes 1]v. 1 [8]

• The guidance offered by God through his prophets.[8]
• The fundamental truths inherent in all revealed religions are identical.[8]The story of Moses. (v. 9-98) [8]
  

21Al-Anbiyaٱلْأَنْبِيَاء
al-ʾAnbiyāʾThe Prophets112 (7)Makkah7365v. 48-91 [8]

• The oneness, uniqueness and transcendence of God.[8]
• The continuity and intrinsic unity of all divine revelation.[8]Stories of the prophets of old. (v. 48–91) [8]
  The believers of all faiths belong to one single community. (v. 92) [8]
  

22Al-Hajjٱلْحَجّ
al-ḤajjThe Pilgrimage, The Hajj78 (10)Madinah103107v. 25-38 [8]

• The Mecca pilgrimage and some of the rituals connected with it. (v. 25–38) [8]

23Al-Mu'minunٱلْمُؤْمِنُون
al-MuʾminūnThe Believers118 (6)Makkah7464v. 1 [8]

• True faith.[8]
• The evidence of the existence of an almighty Creator, and man's ultimate responsibility before Him.[8]
• The unity of all religious communities, broken by man's egotism, greed and striving after power. (v. 52–53) [8]
• The impossibility to believe in God, without believing in life after death.[8]

24An-Nurٱلنُّور
an-NūrThe Light64 (9)Madinah102105v. 35 [8]

• Mutual relations and ethical rules between men and women.[8]
• The mystic parable of the ‘light of God’ ("Verse of Light"). (v. 35) [8]

25Al-Furqanٱلْفُرْقَان
al-Furq̈ānThe Criterion, The Standard, The Standard of True and False77 (6)Makkah4266v. 1 [8]

• The purpose of every divine revelation is to provide a stable criterion of true and false.[8]
• The humanness of every apostle sent by God to man. (v. 20) [8]
• Divine revelation belongs to God's creative activity.[8]

26Ash-Shu'araٱلشُّعَرَاء
aš-ŠuʿarāʾThe Poets227 (11)Makkah4756Ta Sin Mimv. 224 [8]

• Man's weakness, which causes him to reject God's message and worship power and wealth etc.[8]

27An-Namlٱلنَّمْل
an-NamlThe Ant, The Ants93 (7)Makkah4868Ta Sinv. 18 [8]

• The king and prophet(Sulayman) Solomon and queen of Sheba.[8

28Al-Qasasٱلْقَصَص
al-Q̈aṣaṣThe Narrations, The Stories, The Story88 (9)Makkah4979Ta Sin Mimv. 25 [8]

• Human aspects of the life of Moses.[8]

29Al-Ankabutٱلْعَنْكَبُوت
al-ʿAnkabūtThe Spider69 (7)Makkah8581Alif Lam Mimv. 41 [8]

• The parable of ‘the spider house’, a symbol of false beliefs that are destined to be blown away by the winds of truth. (v. 41) [8]

30Ar-Rumٱلرُّوم
ar-RūmRome, Byzantium60 (6)Makkah8474Alif Lam Mimv. 1 [8]

• Predictions of the near victory of the Byzantines [over the Persians] and the Battle of Badr (2 A.H.). (v. 1–7) [8]
• God's ability to resurrect the dead at the end of time, and the people's ignorance of this.[8]

31Luqmaanلُقْمَان
Luq̈mānLuqman34 (4)Makkah5782Alif Lam Mimv. 12-19 [8]

• The story of Luqman, a legendary sage, counselling his son. (v. 12–19) [8

32As-Sajdahٱلسَّجْدَة
as-SajdahThe Prostration, Worship, Adoration30 (3)Makkah7570Alif Lam Mimv. 15 [8]

• God's creation.[12]
• God's revelation and man's acceptance or denial.[12]
• The Day of Judgement.[12]

33Al-Ahzaabٱلْأَحْزَاب
al-ʾAḥzābThe Clans, The Confederates, The Combined Forces73 (9)Madinah90103v. 9-27 [8]

• The War of the Confederates (5 A.H.). (v. 9-27) [8]
• The relationship between Muhammad and his family.[8]

34Saba (surah)سَبَأ
SabaʾSheba54 (6)Makkah5885v. 15-20 [8]

• The insignificance of the knowledge accessible to man. (v. 9) [8]
• The story of the people of Sheba, as an example of the impermanence of human power, wealth and glory. (v. 15–20) [8]
• Always be conscious of God. (v. 46) [8]

35Faatirفَاطِر
FāṭirThe Originator45 (5)Makkah4386v. 1 [8]

• God's power to create and resurrect.[8]
• God's revelation of his will through his prophets.[8]

36Ya-Sinيس
Yāʾ SīnYāʾ Sīn (a name of Muhammad)83 (5)Makkah4160Yaseen [notes 2]v. 1 [8]

• Man's moral responsibility, resurrection and God's judgment.[8]
• To be recited over the dying and in the prayers of the dead.[8]

37As-Saaffaatٱلصَّافَّات
aṣ-ṢāffātThose Who Set The Ranks, Drawn Up In Ranks, Those Ranged in Ranks182 (5)Makkah5650v. 1 [8]

• Resurrection and the certainty that all human beings will have to answer before God.[8]
• Man's constant need of prophetic guidance.[8]Stories of earlier prophets. (v. 75–148) [8]
  

38Saadص
ṢādṢād88 (5)Makkah3859Sadv. 1 [8]

• Divine guidance and its rejection by those who are lost in fast pride.[8]

39Az-Zumarٱلزُّمَر
az-ZumarThe Crowds, The Troops, Throngs75 (8)Makkah5980v. 71, 73 [8]

• The evidence of the existence and oneness of God in all manifestations of nature.[8]
• God forgives all sins to him who repents before his death.[8]
• Allegories of the Last Hour and the Day of Judgment.[8]

40Ghafirغَافِر
GhafirThe Forgiver (God), Forgiving85 (9)Makkah6078Ha Mimv. 3 [8]

• Man's false pride, worship of false values (wealth, power etc.) and his denial of divine guidance.[8]Stories of earlier prophets.[8]
  

41Fussilatفُصِّلَت
FuṣṣilatExpounded, Explained In Detail, Clearly Spelled Out54 (6)Makkah6171Ha Mimv. 3[8]

• Man's acceptance or rejection of divine revelation.[8]

42Ash-Shuraٱلشُّورىٰ
aš-ŠūrāThe Consultation53 (5)Makkah6283Ha Mim 'Ayn Sin Qafv. 36 [8]

• God is undefinable and unfathomable. (v. 11, 16) [8]
• All prophets taught the oneness of God, so all believers of all ‘denominations’ should see themselves as ‘one single community’. (v. 13, 15) [8]
• The law of cause and effect: In the life to come man will only harvest ‘what his own hands have wrought’ in this world.[8]

43Az-Zukhrufٱلْزُّخْرُف
az-ZukhrufThe Gold Adornments, The Ornaments of Gold, Luxury, Gold89 (7)Makkah6361Ha Mimv. 35 [8]

• To equal anyone or anything with God is sprititually destructive and logically unacceptable.[8]
• People's blind adherence to the faith of their forefathers. (v. 22–23) [8]

44Ad-Dukhaanٱلدُّخَان
ad-DukhānThe Smoke59 (3)Makkah6453Ha Mimv. 10 [8]

• Through revelation worldly pride is eventually brought to naught.[12]

45Al-Jaathiyahٱلْجَاثِيَة
al-JāthiyahThe Kneeling Down, Crouching37 (4)Makkah6572Ha Mimv. 28 [8]

• The humility with which all human beings will face their final judgment on resurrection. (v. 28) [8]

46Al-Ahqaafٱلْأَحْقَاف
al-ʾAḥq̈āfWinding Sand-tracts, The Dunes, The Sand-Dunes35 (4 1/2)Makkah6688Ha Mimv. 21 [8]

• Warning the disbelievers of their miserable fate, and reassuring the believers of their salvation.

47Muhammadمُحَمَّد
MuḥammadMuhammad38 (4)Madinah9596v. 2 [8]

• Fighting (qital) in God's cause.
• Instructions for Muslims to be virtuous to their parents.
• The Story of Hud and the punishment of that befell his people.
• Advising Muhammad to be more patient in delivering Islam

48Al-Fathٱلْفَتْح
al-FatḥThe Victory, Conquest29 (4 1/2)Madinah111108v. 1 [8]

• The Truce of Hudaybiyyah (6 A.H.).[8]

49Al-Hujuraatٱلْحُجُرَات
al-ḤujurātThe Private Apartments, The Inner Apartments18 (2 1/2)Madinah106112v. 4 [8]

• Social ethics.[8]Reverence to Muhammad and the righteous leaders after him.[8]
  The brotherhood of all believers and all mankind. (v. 10, 13) [8]
  The difference between true faith and outward observance of religious formalities. (v. 14 ff.) [8]
  

50Qaafق
Q̈āfQ̈āf45 (3)Makkah3454Qafv. 1 [8]

• Death and resurrection.[8]
• God is closer to man than his neck-vein. (v. 16)[12]